It is well known that the increasing occurrence of severe weather systems is caused by global warming, which, in turn, is driven by human industrialization. The recent superstorm Hurricane Sandy, on its own, probably wasn't much of an indicator...
People may often purport the varying shades of green of rechargeable battery technology, especially when it comes to storing energy in hybrid and electric vehicles, or storing energy from intermittent sources, such as wind and solar power.
These are indeed...
Inductive charging mats already exist for small items, such as mobile phones, laptops, even electric kettles. An electric bus line in Milton Keynes, UK, uses much larger inductive charging mats buried in the road to recharge the bus' rechargeable...
The British government is exploring various sources for electricity purchases. Cabinet office minister, Francis Maude is first to make a statement, claiming that 'Energy for Growth' will make use of the fact that the government is the biggest energy...
A brand new technology by Toshiba Corp will cut down the power consumption of smartphones and tablet computers. The Spin Transfer Torque Magnetic Random Access memory, or STT-MRAM, uses non-volatile cache memory, which switches off the power supply automatically...
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently added ethanol made from grain sorghum to the group of advanced biofuel.
This news was particularly welcomed by companies in Kansas. The Western Plains Energy plant near Oakley is already developing strategies for...
Scientists at the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are currently testing new ceramic composites that may improve fuel efficiency of jet engines and reduce pollution.
In addition to being very lightweight, these ceramic composites have...
In Montreal on December 12th and 13th, advisors to President Barak Obama will be participating in a meeting intended to put measures in place to curb airline emissions. This meeting comes after a tense stand-off between non-EU nations and...
Environmental officials and businesses have a very difficult time estimating the impact of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures between countries or regions of North America due to completely different standards. To improve statistical comparability, Canada, Mexico, and the United...
A new understanding of fullerenes, a molecule composed entirely of carbon and shaped like a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube, may lead to a new class of electronic acceptors that can be used to build less expensive organic solar...
